We've progressed, the question is have we progressed enough. We'll know in the next 10 days.

That's what it comes down to. When you have the opportunity to make play, you've got to make it.

That's what makes it more rewarding, winning a game where every point is contested, every pass is contested.

We challenged Adrian to become more of a force inside. And Alex played solid backcourt basketball and was a steadying influence for us. We were more consistent on both offense and defense this time.

Eli's a good all-around player. He can face the basket or post up, and he very unselfish, keeping his teammates involved. He plays a good role for them and doesn't make a lot of mistakes.

It was tough and these kids didn't give up. We hit a couple shots and some foul shots, got a couple steals and a couple charges. They laid it on the line.